1. According to CPAC, Mako's weakest issue is "Taxes/Budget/Spending."

2. Voted to raise government spending his first year in office. H.B. 218 (2017)

3. Voted to raise government spending his second year in office. H.B. 1929 (2018)

4. Advanced unnecessary spending. H.B. 1510 (2021)

5. Voted to provide unnecessary funding to the University of Pittsburgh without safeguards against abhorrent abortion practices. S.B. 266 (2021)

6. Voted to increase Health Insurance costs by further expanding a Health Insurance mandate. H.B. 629 (2019)

7. Voted in favor of Governor Josh Shapiro's 2023 budget. H.B. 1300 (2023)

8. When Halkias proposed tax incentives that would solve parking issues in Slatington and similar Pennsylvania communities, Zach Mako failed to respond after multiple attempts.